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THURSDAY 25 JULY
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NITIN SAWHNEY
Mark Lawson talks to musician Nitin Sawhney.

Nitin Sawhney will be playing two free evening events - London's Regents Park this Sunday 28 July and at Leeds in Roundhay Park on August 11. Nitin Sawhney's albums Beyond Skin and Prophecy are available on the Outcaste label.
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RSC
In his first full length interview since accepting the post, new head of the Royal Shakespeare Company Michael Boyd talks to Mark Lawson.
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ENO
Peter Jonas and Dennis Marks, former Directors of the English National Opera, discuss speculation that the company may be forced to scale down its operation.
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BLUNT PORTRAYALS
Front Row examines the various portrayals of disgraced spy Anthony Blunt in fiction and on stage. Interviewees include actor Corin Redgrave and Anthony Blunt's biographer Miranda Carter.

Blunt Speaking is on now at the Minerva Theatre Chichester until 10 August. Miranda Carter’s biography of Anthony Blunt is available now published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.
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GIRL FROM PARIS
Critic Muriel Zagha reviews the film Girl from Paris and discusses what happened in France when the pastoral became political.

Girl from Paris is in selected cinemas this Friday, certificate 15.
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